This webinar is designed specifically for this time of year — when schools are organising transition days and making important decisions and planning for the students who will join them next year.

For parents and caregivers preparing a neurodivergent young person for high school or a new secondary school, this session will help you understand what makes this transition different and what you can start doing now, rather than waiting until December or January.

You will learn practical ways to:

• understand the transition to high school through the lens of a neurodivergent learner
• gradually prepare your young person for new routines, expectations and increased independence
• practise essential skills such as timetables, changing classrooms, organisation, transport and managing belongings
• prepare for less structured times such as lunch breaks, before school and moving between classes
• identify your young person’s strengths, support needs and important “golden nuggets”
• work in partnership with the school while planning for next year is underway
• understand who to contact, what to ask and what information to share
• support your young person to build self-advocacy and know where to go when they need help
• develop a gradual, realistic transition plan that makes the unfamiliar more familiar

The goal is to give your young person, your family and the school time to prepare well — before the first day of high school arrives.

Date:  Thursday 20th August

Time: 7.30pm to 8.30pm

Location: Online via Team

You can join live or receive the recording.

Please note:

• You will need stable internet connection.
• You will be sent a link the day before the webinar.
• The webinar link will be sent to you if you can't make it in person and will last for one month.

$39 for one webinar

$69 for both

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Raising a young person with ADHD can be rewarding, exciting, exhausting, confusing, and hopeful all at once.

This two-part workshop is designed to give parents and caregivers an understanding of ADHD and the practical strategies needed to support a calmer, more successful 2027.

This workshop is open to all families in the community — you do not need to be enrolled in any Making Connections Toowoomba programs. Attendance at both the morning and afternoon session is necessary as the content is intentionally split with a shared light lunch to avoid overwhelm.

Across two interactive sessions, you will learn:

Part 1 – Understanding ADHD

9.30am to 12pm

• What ADHD is (and isn’t)
• The brain-based differences that drive behaviour
• Executive functioning in the real world
• How ADHD impacts emotions, follow-through, motivation, and daily routines

-Lunch 12pm to 12.30pm-

Part 2 – Practical Strategies That Work

12.30pm to 2.30pm

• Five evidence-based strategies you can use and adapt straight away
• Take-home checklists and templates for home and school
• Opportunities to set priorities for 2026 and reduce overwhelm

Date:  Saturday 16th January 2027

Time: 9.30am to 2.30pm

Location: In-person at Making Connections Toowoomba

Lawrence Street

(We'll email directions when you reigster)

$190 per person.

Includes: 

• 4.5 hour workshop
• personal workbook 
• lunch

Payment Policy:

Payment will issued after the workshop; however registration is confirmation that you will be attending. Workshop fees are non-refundable, except in the event that Making Connections Toowoomba cancels the session. 

Please note that cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged in full. This policy helps ensure our workshops have sufficient enrolments to run and remain viable for our small business.

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Sometimes it’s the little things no one thinks to tell you that can make the biggest difference when starting a new school year.

This practical webinar is packed with simple tips, tricks and hacks to help families avoid unnecessary stress, wasted money and those frustrating “I wish I’d known that before!” moments.

We’ll look at some of the lesser-thought-of considerations around:

uniforms, fabrics, shoes, socks and spare sets

backpacks, lunchboxes and drink bottles

stationery, labels and organisation systems

sensory comfort and regulation supports

independence with everyday school items and routines

what’s actually worth buying — and what may not be

simple backups and workarounds that can save a lot of stress

small practical changes that can make mornings and school days run more smoothly

The focus is on realistic, affordable and doable ideas that can save families money, frustration and unnecessary pain and agony — before the school year even begins.

Date:  Friday 8th January 2027

Time:

• Primary School Webinar: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
• High School Webinar: 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Location: Online via Team

You can join live or receive the recording.

Please note:

• You will need stable internet connection.
• You will be sent a link the day before the webinar.
• The webinar link will be sent to you if you can't make it in person and will last for one month.

$39 for one webinar

$69 for both

Click HERE